caveman

noun

1. An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

   “The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.”

   “CAVEMAN DIET The creators of this nutrition plan believe that cavemen and cavewomen were lean and healthy because of the all-natural foods they ate.”

   “And who could forget those ads that featured sophisticated cavemen who were insulted—in a parody on political correctness—by “insensitive” offenders who implied that some action was “so easy, a caveman could do it.””

   “For, in essence, the caveman concept implies the abhorrent—undignified human bestiality and a disquieting association with apelike ancestors. Cavemen have represented Darwin′s repugnant evolutionary ideals and even suggest civilisation′s tenuousness.”

2. (derogatory, figuratively, informal)A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

   “You think your Caveman is always chasing you for sex. Well, he is.”

3. (derogatory, figuratively, informal)A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

   “The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.”

   “"Bless you, he would think nothing of throwing you downstairs if you have a disagreement. He is a primitive cave-man in a lounge suit. I can see him with a club in one hand and a jagged bit of flint in the other."”

4. (derogatory, figuratively, informal)A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

   “Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.”

   “Pat is a real caveman when it comes to tech, and refuses to get a smartphone.”